Hippocrates

Hippocrates (460-375 BCE) "Life is short but art is long." Attributed to Hippocrates in Hermotimus or On Philosophical Schools (section 1) by Lucian of Samosata...

The Raucous Rise Of Emperor Leo III

The future Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741) was born near what is now Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, and heralded from the Isaurian stock of...

Saint Eligius, By An Unknown 18th Century Artist

An unknown 18th-century artist created this painting of Saint Eligius, an altruistic artisan and bishop who lived during the time of the Merovingian Frankish...

(Video) The Wild Historical Tale Of Joshua A. Norton—Emperor Of The United States And Protector Of Mexico

This narrated video essay examines the peculiar life of Joshua Abraham Norton, a merchant who sailed to San Francisco during the Gold Rush. He...

Abduction Of The Sabine Women, By An Unknown 16th Or 17th Century Artist

This rather damaged painting by an unknown 16th or 17th century artist re-creates an infamous legend from the history of ancient Rome. Specifically, it...

Mencius

  Mencius (c. 4th century BCE) "The Empire has its basis in the state, the state in the family, and the family in one's own self." ...

Ancient Greeks Had A Very Voluptuous Style Of Drinking Cup

  Anyone who has glanced through a gallery of ancient Greek art will know that nude figures were a popular theme that spanned multiple fields...

(Audio Article) The Mysterious Shocked Man Of Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne de Boulogne

This Audio Article (or video essay) narrates an article (which you can find here) about the mysterious case of the enigmatic shocked man of...

The First Monarch To Convert His Nation To Christianity Was Tiridates III of Armenia

(Gregory the Illuminator, 14th century mosaic from the Pammakaristos Church, Constantinople, via Creative Commons)   The reign of Constantine the Great is often seen as...

Sun Tzu

  Sun Tzu (sayings recorded between the 6th and 3rd centuries BCE) "Men who have Faced death Can achieve anything" Sun Tzu's The Art of War (Chapter eleven), translated by...
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